Italy approves tight budget partly funded by a levy on banks and insurers
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s far-right government has approved a budget for next year of about 30 billion euros, or $33 billion, which…
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Zelenskyy outlines his ‘victory plan’ to Ukraine’s lawmakers, including a call to join NATO
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told lawmakers Wednesday that Ukraine’s Western partners are increasing…
Continue Reading Edmunds: The four tech features you need to get on your next vehicle
Edmunds Technology features in modern vehicles can make driving easier and more enjoyable. But when buying your next car, it can be hard to know…
Continue Reading The bodies of 5 Russian climbers who died on a Nepal peak have been retrieved
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The bodies of five Russian mountaineers who died on the world’s seventh-highest peak were retrieved from the mountain and…
Continue Reading Republicans challenge more than 63,000 voters in Georgia, but few removed, AP finds
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — An Associated Press survey finds that more than 63,000 Georgia voters have had their qualifications challenged…
Continue Reading Students are injured in clashes with Pakistani police over reports of an on-campus rape
Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — More than two dozen students have been injured in clashes with Pakistani police over reports of an…
Continue Reading Jose Iglesias is the latest in a long line of MLB players (and umpires) making their own music
AP Baseball Writer When it comes to baseball and music, the connection runs a lot deeper than walk-up songs and “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.”…
Continue Reading How Jose Iglesias’ ‘OMG’ became the perfect anthem for the underdog Mets
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s a pop hit like many others: An ascending chorus, an addictive hook, a warm rhythm. But “OMG,”…
Continue Reading What’s behind the widening gender wage gap in the US?
AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Just how much of a setback was the COVID-19 pandemic for U.S. working women? Although women who lost or left…
Continue Reading Monsoon flooding closes schools and offices in India’s southern IT hubs
CHENNAI, India (AP) — Schools, colleges and government offices have shut in parts of southern India as heavy monsoon rains triggered severe…
Continue Reading EU and Gulf leaders held inaugural leaders’ summit against background of Mideast turmoil
BRUSSELS (AP) — The leaders of the European Union and six Gulf nations held an inaugural summit against a backdrop of turmoil in the Middle East…
Continue Reading Gas tanker explosion kills more than 140 people and injures dozens more in Nigeria
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — More than 140 people, including children, are dead in Nigeria after an overturned gasoline tanker truck…
Continue Reading New UK bill aims to legalize assisted dying for people who are terminally ill
AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — A new bill aiming to legalize assisted dying in Britain was introduced in Parliament on Wednesday, marking the…
Continue Reading New Zealand exempts abuse victims from a forced two-year wait before they can seek divorce
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Victims of domestic violence in New Zealand will be allowed to cut ties to abusive spouses more…
Continue Reading The world will be fueled by electricity but even more clean energy is needed, report says
Associated Press The world is set to make abundant energy by the second half of the decade as the production of batteries and solar panels surges but…
Continue Reading Kashmir gets a largely powerless government 5 years after India stripped its special status
Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Leaders of Kashmir’s biggest political party have been sworn into office to run a largely powerless…
Continue Reading Australia’s prime minister is criticized for buying a waterfront home during a housing crisis
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is being criticized for buying a multimillion dollar…
Continue Reading UK inflation falls to lowest level in over 3 years, cementing expectations for another rate cut
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the U.K. has fallen to its lowest level in more than three years, a drop that has cemented market…
Continue Reading Israeli strikes kill 25 in Lebanon, including in a town with a dark history of civilian deaths
Associated Press QANA, Lebanon (AP) — Israeli airstrikes pounded areas across Lebanon, killing at least 25 people, officials said Wednesday,…
Continue Reading Moscow and Beijing announce further cooperation during international group meeting in Pakistan
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Leaders and top officials from an international group founded to counter Western alliances have met in…
Continue Reading Italian ship transfers 16 intercepted migrants to Albania in a first under their new migration plan
Associated Press SHENGJIN, Albania (AP) — An Italian navy ship docked at the Albanian port of Shengjin to bring the first group of 16 migrants…
Continue Reading People with felony records can now vote in Nebraska — and it could help tip the balance in November
Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s top election official had no authority to strip voting rights from people convicted of a felony,…
Continue Reading Former Las Vegas-area Democratic politician gets at least 28 years in prison for killing journalist
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Las Vegas-area Democratic elected official was sentenced Wednesday to serve at least 28 years in Nevada…
Continue Reading Family of Erik and Lyle Menendez call for their release and say they’re victims who were vilified
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than a dozen family members of the convicted Menendez brothers are calling for their release from prison…
Continue Reading A Texas board rejects clemency plea from a man facing execution in shaken baby syndrome case
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas state board on Wednesday declined to stop what could be the first execution in the U.S. in a case tied to…
Continue Reading Living costs dominate a debate between Montana’s Republican governor and Democratic challenger
Associated Press Montana’s rising cost of living featured in a debate Wednesday between the state’s governor and his challenger in the…
Continue Reading California health care workers get a pay bump under a new minimum wage law
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Some of the lowest-paid health care workers in California are getting a pay bump…
Continue Reading October’s supermoon pairs with a comet for a special nighttime spectacle
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — October’s supermoon is the closest of the year and it’s teaming up with a comet for a…
Continue Reading Hong Kong cuts liquor tax in an effort to reignite its nightlife industry
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader has announced a cut in liquor taxes as the Asian financial hub hopes to revive its…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street rises as tech stocks and oil prices steady themselves
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose Wednesday following better-than-expected profit reports from Morgan Stanley, United Airlines…
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